validateaddress RPC Method

Parameters

address

string

REQUIRED

The bitcoin address to validate

Returns

result

The result is a JSON object with the following fields:

isvalid

If the address is valid or not

address

The validated bitcoin address

scriptPubKey

The hex encoded scriptPubKey generated by the address

isscript

It verifies if the key is a script or not

iswitness

It verifies if the address is a witness address or not

witness_version

The version number of the witness program

witness_program

The hex value of the witness program

error

The error message, if any

Request

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curl https://docs-demo.btc.quiknode.pro/ \
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  -X POST \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  --data '{"method": "validateaddress", "params": ["bc1q5hy2fmqr7ua0a6rj6scekgszctxmlts8smwxcl"]}'
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validateaddress RPC Method

Returns information about the given bitcoin address.

Parameters

Returns